CVE-2020-9855

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

• CWE-20

• https://support.apple.com/HT211170Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT211170Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 9, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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